By Hou Akot Hou<\/p>\n
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A 17-year-old girl died of a snake bite in Aweil West, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, over the weekend.<\/b><\/p>\n
Aduang Dut was crossing a pond when the snake bit her on the leg.<\/p>\n
The deceased relative, Mr. Adhar Yel, said on Monday that the young girl was returning from a farm when she met her life fate.<\/p>\n
Yel said the young girl\u2019s uncle also passed on in a similar scenario after he was bitten by a snake in the past few years.<\/p>\n
He cautioned the public to also exercise vigilance in the busy and flooded areas during this wet season.<\/p>\n
Mr. Adhar told the public to consider methods of saving lives, though the health facilities are far away.<\/p>\n
\u201cBe always careful when in a busy area or when journeying in areas with a lot of water,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you know that you don\u2019t have anti-venom, Rush to the adult who knows what to do in order to get traditional medicines like the use of uncooked eggs so that a person vomits to save him from immediate death,\u201d he advised.<\/p>\n
Adher blamed the girl\u2019s death on a lack of anti-venoms in the Udhum health facility where the girl was rushed, which couldn\u2019t save her.<\/p>\n
Last month, the Ministry of Health said they are partnering with health partners to ensure that anti-venoms are stocked up for use in the emergency situation of snake bites.<\/p>\n
This came as a result of the high number of people reported to have died due to snake bites during the rainy season in the state.<\/p>\n
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